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‘There’s this deep mystery of what, actually, is this thing?’: the philosopher inside Google DeepMind AI – podcast

Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at Google DeepMind, trying to anticipate and think through the impact of AI. As commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

SourceThe Guardian AIAuthor: Written by Robert P Baird and read by Simon Darwen. Produced by Nicola Alexandrou. The executive producer was Ellie Bury

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Since 2017, Iason Gabriel has worked at the tech giant, trying to anticipate – and think through – the impact of AI. But as commercial and geopolitical pressures escalate, can ethicists make any difference?

By Robert P Baird. Read by Simon Darwen

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